In some ways, the days of Fraggle Rock seem like such a thing of the past. It’s been more than twenty years since the original Jim Henson series ended its run on HBO. Still, the happy little creatures have remained very popular in the US as well as the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. In 2006, it was announced that the characters were being revived for an all-new feature film. That’s still in the works and now, a new spin-off is making its way to television.
Fraggle Rock is the 1983 brainchild of innovative genius Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets. In a world filled with lots of color and music, the Fraggles are happy creatures that live in an endless maze of underground caves. The series showcases the talents of Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Hans Helmut Dickow, Gerard Parkes, Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Kathryn Mullen, Karen Prell, and Henson.
The TV show ended its run in March 1987 but the characters continued on in Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series. That series debuted on Saturday mornings on NBC in September 1987, but it lasted just one short season.
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